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Hotel project in Muğla national park: Company sets up new concrete plant despite court order

Hotel project in Muğla national park: Company sets up new concrete plant despite court order

A local environmental group has accused the authority of protecting the illegal activities of the company responsible for the controversial hotel project.

Marmaris wildfires: Dozens of homes evacuated as blazes spread

Marmaris wildfires: Dozens of homes evacuated as blazes spread

Fires continue in four different locations with over 1,000 hectares razed, according to the mayor of Muğla.

Wildfires break out in Marmaris

Wildfires break out in Marmaris

The fires grew rapidly due to strong wind and continue in a 250-hectare forest area, according to the authorities.

‘Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry destroys the ecosystem in Marmaris’

MARMARİS CITY COUNCIL

‘Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry destroys the ecosystem in Marmaris’

Nature and life defenders argue that the works undertaken in Muğla’s Marmaris following the wildfires in summer 2021 are of ecocidal nature and say that they will apply to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to ask for an end to the related efforts.

8 February 2022

Prosecutors investigate vigilante groups blocking roads in fire zones

Prosecutors investigate vigilante groups blocking roads in fire zones

Amid unverified claims of arson, vigilante groups emerged near fire zones, attempting to block the roads and perform ID checks.

Attack on Halk TV live broadcast in fire-hit Marmaris

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Attack on Halk TV live broadcast in fire-hit Marmaris

While the live broadcast of Halk TV was ongoing with the participation of journalists İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel, Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay and lawyer Salim Şen, a group attacked the broadcast at around 12.30 am.

Forest fire in Marmaris | ‘The aerial support is still not enough’

Forest fire in Marmaris | ‘The aerial support is still not enough’

Mehmet Oktay, the Mayor of Marmaris in Muğla, has said that two firefighting helicopters came to the district this morning, but the fires are still raging in two spots.

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

FIRE STILL RAGING IN TURUNÇ

‘Firefighting aircraft has to leave without putting out the fire'

Karayol reports from Muğla’s Turunç neighborhood: “I think due to the shortage of aerial vehicles, firefighting planes or helicopters have to leave the area without fully extinguishing the fire. They slow down its speed and move on to another region.”

4 August 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

MUĞLA’S TURUNÇ ON FIRE

‘Everyone has been crying since yesterday morning, asking for firefighting aircraft’

Following a brief intervention with helicopters in Turunç neighborhood in Marmaris, the forest fire has started again. The people of the neighbourhood are concerned that “the remaining places will burn as well if there are no helicopters or planes.”

3 August 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

WILDFIRES IN TURKEY

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

Wildfires continue in seven locations in three cities as the governor of Dersim has introduced extensive measures, including a camping ban.

‘Country is on fire, ravaged by floods, but the President throws tea at people’

ERDOĞAN IN DISASTER AREA

‘Country is on fire, ravaged by floods, but the President throws tea at people’

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan visited fire-struck Marmaris, which has been declared a disaster area. It has caused an outrage on social media as Erdoğan entered the district with a huge convoy amid security measures and distributed tea to citizens.

Armed attack on HDP Marmaris office: Assailant arrested

Armed attack on HDP Marmaris office: Assailant arrested

Taken into custody over the armed attack on HDP Marmaris office in Muğla, assailant A.T.D. has been arrested while four others who were allegedly involved in the attack have been released on probation.

Second armed attack on HDP in a month

Second armed attack on HDP in a month

A man fired shots at the HDP's district office in Marmaris, Muğla. No one was hurt in the attack and the assailant has been detained.

14 July 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Turkish Cameraman Assaulted at Work

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Turkish Cameraman Assaulted at Work

Cameraman Ertuğrul Yılmaz form Kanal 48 was attacked when he took footage of rubble dropped in a forest in Marmaris on the Mediterranean coast. Yılmaz was taken to hospital with a broken nose and broken ribs. A complaint was filed with the attackers.

5 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu